PMID: 2495736Apr 1, 1989Paper

Nature of the renal hemodynamic action of amino acids in dogs

The American Journal of Physiology
A J Premen

Abstract

Anesthetized dogs were used to study the nature of the renal hyperemia and hyperfiltration ascribed to amino acids. Intravenous (n = 6) or intraportal venous (n = 6) infusion of a solution of three metabolizable amino acids [serine, alanine, and proline (SAP) approximately 0.051 mmol.kg-1.min-1] elevated renal blood flow (RBF) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by a similar amount (30%) over the same time course (60 min). Yet, direct intra-arterial infusion of SAP into the kidney at either approximately 0.0051 or 0.051 mmol.kg-.min-1 (n = 12) failed to significantly elevate either RBF or GFR over 60 min. A transient increase in RBF (approximately 13%) was, however, noted by minute 15 of the infusion. Unlike SAP, intraportal venous infusion of a physiological dose of branched-chain amino acids (valine, leucine, and isoleucine, approximately 0.0195 mmol.kg-1.min-1, n = 6) failed to elevate either RBF or GFR over 60 min. By comparison, either intravenous or intraportal venous infusion of SAP at approximately 0.020 mmol.kg-1.min-1 (n = 12) elevated renal hemodynamics by approximately 14% over 60 min. The data suggest that the liver does not directly mediate amino acid-induced increases in renal hemodynamics but that some other in...Continue Reading

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May 1, 2015·American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology·Lise BankirNadine Bouby
Oct 20, 2020·American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology·Alemayehu H JufarRoger G Evans

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